I like to review and look at new works critically, so I end up giving out a lot of 'em. =P

So far I've been happy with the reviews I've gotten so far. However, I keep on getting ambivalent opinions about the writing and art (both in-thread and from other statements and e-mails), so it's often confusing for me to figure out what needs to be fixed and what shouldn't be tinkered with.

Dutch! wrote:The bit I find tricky and mildly annoying is when you keep looking back at the thread and find either someone you've reviewed before at the bottom or someone who's work you have absolutely no interest in (possibly because it's furry, but that's only one possibililililility...).

What I find mildly annoying is that you always seem to go out of your way to take potshots at people. I've noticed this on many occasions.

I found the Christwriter review to be helpful, and much of it I agree with. As for the meandering, the story I'm on right now was gonna be a 10 page joke about an assassination, but to me it seemed to want to go on. The story I was gonna do instead was outlined and much tighter in terms of structure since it pertains to the actual overall plot, but I decided to put it off till later for some stupid reason. I found that some people like the looseness of it, and some don't.

p.s.
the soap story was almost scene for scene based on actual events. I fealt it was so odd that had to draw it. I shoulda done it later as a filler though, as I feel it didn't do much for character development by the time it was over. Most people found it funny though, since it was supposed to be ridiculous.

Dutch! wrote:The bit I find tricky and mildly annoying is when you keep looking back at the thread and find either someone you've reviewed before at the bottom or someone who's work you have absolutely no interest in (possibly because it's furry, but that's only one possibililililility...).

What I find mildly annoying is that you always seem to go out of your way to take potshots at people. I've noticed this on many occasions.

Apologies if that came across wrong...I could just as simply have said manga, anime or other styles and content that I personally find don't pluck my interest.

It wasn't a potshot, so I'm sorry if you picked it up that way. I don't mind the odd potshot, no, but I try to make sure the people I take them at know it's coming or will most probably play along.

So yeah, sorry if it caused offense.

Remember when your imagination was real? When the day seemedlonger than it was, and tomorrow was always another game away?

Dutch! wrote:The bit I find tricky and mildly annoying is when you keep looking back at the thread and find either someone you've reviewed before at the bottom or someone who's work you have absolutely no interest in (possibly because it's furry, but that's only one possibililililility...).

What I find mildly annoying is that you always seem to go out of your way to take potshots at people. I've noticed this on many occasions.

See I sat down and read through all of P.A.L's archives because I had intended to do a review.... but I got beaten to the punch.... and while I'm not a big "furry" fan myself I found his comic to be quite a good read....

My question to P.A.L. is are we going to find out the backstory behind your characters? They seem somewhat pessimistic (not all of them) and down in the dumps alot.... but they seem to have reason.... I'm wondering if we will get to see that reason in future strips....

I see nothing wrong with people popping back in to review someone else and to get another review. The more input you get, the better, and the thread will keep going then.

The only thing I find annoying is people who don't read the first post to understand the rules and then asks how to do it, thus breaking up the flow of the thread, or people who just refuse to put up placeholders for comics.